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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Spirent and Juniper Networks Collaborate to Showcase First Public UET Test
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, and Juniper Networks have successfully completed the first live public demonstration of Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET), marking a major milestone for the evolving Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) ecosystem. 'Validating performance and interoperability with emerging transport standards like UET is essential for ensuring next-generation infrastructure can meet the evolving demands of AI-driven networking.' The demonstration took place at Interop25 Tokyo, where Spirent, Juniper, and Spirent's long-standing partner in Japan, TOYO Corporation, jointly generated and forwarded UET traffic in a live network environment utilizing the Spirent B3 800G Appliance and the Juniper QFX 5240-64OD Switch. The test topology also included RoCEv2 traffic, demonstrating seamless coexistence and interoperability, and earned the companies a coveted Interop ShowNet Special Prize. The Juniper switch with 800G interfaces successfully recognized and forwarded all traffic types, validating its readiness for UET-based deployments. As hyperscalers continue to prioritize open, interoperable solutions for AI/ML back-end networks, the significance of the UEC initiative and its fresh approach to delivering AI and HPC performance is becoming ever more apparent. With the consortium approaching its first official specification release, Spirent and Juniper are playing a pivotal role in driving progress through rigorous real-world validation, helping to strengthen and refine the evolving ecosystem. 'We are honored to have been recognized alongside Spirent with this prestigious award at Interop Tokyo,' said Praful Lalchandani, VP of Products, Data Center Platforms and AI Solutions,Juniper Networks. 'This award underscores the strength of our partnership and the innovation we're driving together in high-performance, AI-driven data center networking. Juniper's data center solution, a cornerstone of Juniper's AI-Native Networking Platform, continues to lead with operational simplicity, performance, and open architecture.' He continued: 'Validating performance and interoperability with emerging transport standards like UET is essential for ensuring next-generation infrastructure can meet the evolving demands of AI-driven networking.' The successful public demonstration highlights Spirent's ability to emulate and test emerging UET transport standards, and Juniper's capability to support evolving Ethernet technologies, ensuring customers can validate and future-proof their infrastructure for AI scalability and Ultra Ethernet performance. 'Dramatic growth in AI applications and workloads continues to create challenges for the industry, and this public demonstration illustrates our dedication to helping industry partners to meet these challenges,' said Masatoshi Nishihara, General Manager, Spirent Japan. 'Spirent is committed to supporting emerging standards,' said Nishihara. 'By facilitating early adoption and validation of standards with comprehensive testing solutions, Spirent empowers organizations to confidently prepare for the transition to next-generation networking, while maintaining performance and reliability in increasingly demanding environments.' About Spirent Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT) is the leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity, and positioning. The company provides innovative products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, cloud, autonomous vehicles and beyond. From the lab to the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
Techday NZ
7 days ago
- Business
- Techday NZ
Spirent launches Landslide E20 OTA for real handset lab testing
Spirent has introduced the Landslide E20 Over-the-Air (OTA) solution, a platform for automated end-to-end testing of real handsets in controlled lab environments. The new platform aims to assist mobile network operators, handset manufacturers, and lab automation teams with the validation of application, service, device, and operating system (OS) performance across 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi networks. It also offers support for complex network scenarios including mobility and roaming. The telecommunications sector is under increasing pressure to ensure that handset performance, service quality, and OS updates are validated thoroughly before their widespread deployment. Traditional lab testing methods, which often rely on network emulations, have been unable to fully replicate the subscriber experience as delivered by real devices in operational settings. The Landslide E20 OTA solution seeks to address this challenge by offering integrated software, customisable scripting capabilities, and support for dual SIM handset testing. The platform is also described as having carrier-grade automation features, with the ability to provide detailed visibility into the behaviour of real devices. Its architecture is designed to be scalable, accommodating simultaneous testing on hundreds of handsets. "Ongoing evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi offload strategies, and new handset and OS releases demand an automated, repeatable approach to testing in realistic conditions," said Anil Kollipara, Vice President of Product Management, Spirent. "Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers full-stack visibility and real-world accuracy, validating services under true user conditions. This platform uncovers performance issues others miss, with scalable testing across devices, OS updates, and mobility scenarios." The Landslide E20 OTA solution features several key capabilities, including end-to-end validation that covers the entire subscriber journey from the handset through the radio access network (RAN) and into the core network. It provides automation for real device testing via API and software development kit (SDK) integration. This method, which operates independently of user interface (UI) changes, is intended to ensure long-term reliability and reduce maintenance requirements. The platform can simulate multiple use cases concurrently, reflecting how subscribers often run different applications such as video streaming and voice calls at the same time. It also supports the creation of custom test scripts with remote UI control, allowing distributed teams at communications service providers (CSPs) to create, automate, and manage app-specific tests without the need for physical access to laboratory facilities. The rackmount-ready solution is designed for carrier-grade environments and aims to facilitate scalability within test laboratories. In practice, the Landslide E20 OTA solution is built to underpin processes such as mobile core and RAN validation, device and OS certification, application performance testing, network slice analysis, and the evaluation of 5G/Wi-Fi offload techniques. The system also provides a way to test roaming scenarios in a controlled environment before any live rollout. This testing approach is part of Spirent's broader strategy to provide assurance across the full lifecycle of service deployment, bridging the gap between lab conditions and live operational networks. By integrating OTA lab testing with its VisionWorks platform for live mobile network management, Spirent is offering customers the ability to perform continuous validation from service development through to deployment on commercial networks. "The Landslide E20 OTA solution further reinforces our leadership in scalable, end-to-end service assurance and represents a critical advancement in lab-based OTA testing for the telecommunications industry," said Kollipara.
Business Wire
25-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Spirent Launches Scalable Over-the-Air Solution to Enable True End-to-End Network Testing with Real Handsets
FREDERICK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a leading provider of test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, today announced the launch of the Landslide E20 Over-the-Air (OTA) solution, an innovative, scalable test platform that introduces true end-to-end testing by automating interactions with real handsets in lab environments. The solution enables the validation of app, service, device, and OS performance across 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi networks, including support for complex scenarios such as mobility and roaming. "Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers full-stack visibility and real-world accuracy, validating services under true user conditions. This platform uncovers performance issues others miss." The telecommunications industry is facing growing pressure to validate handset performance, service quality, and operating system updates before rolling them out on a large scale. Traditional lab setups that emulate portions of the network cannot capture the complete subscriber experience that real devices deliver in the field. Spirent's Landslide E20 OTA solution addresses this critical gap by delivering a solution with integrated software, customizable scripting, and support for dual SIM scenarios. It is the only platform to provide carrier-grade automation and visibility into real handset behavior and is scalable to support hundreds of devices simultaneously. "Ongoing evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi offload strategies, and new handset and OS releases demand an automated, repeatable approach to testing in realistic conditions," said Anil Kollipara, Vice President of Product Management, Spirent. "Our Landslide E20 OTA solution delivers full-stack visibility and real-world accuracy, validating services under true user conditions. This platform uncovers performance issues others miss, with scalable testing across devices, OS updates, and mobility scenarios." Key capabilities of the Landslide E20 OTA solution include: End-to-end validation: Complete subscriber experience testing from handset through RAN to core network Real device automation: API/SDK-based automation that is immune to UI changes to ensure long-term reliability and lower maintenance overhead Concurrent use-case simulation: Reflects realistic multi-app usage like video streaming and voice calls running simultaneously Custom test scripting with remote UI control: Allows distributed CSP teams to create, automate, and manage tests for apps unique to their networks without physical lab access Scalable architecture: Purpose-built rackmount platform designed for carrier-grade lab environments Landslide E20 OTA is built for mobile network operators, handset manufacturers, and lab automation teams and addresses critical applications including mobile core and RAN validation, device and OS certification, app performance assurance, network slice behavior, 5G/Wi-Fi offload, and roaming scenario testing. It is part of Spirent's lab-to-live assurance strategy, enabling CSPs to validate services in the lab under real conditions before launching and aligning with live network monitoring. By combining OTA lab testing from Landslide with VisionWorks for live mobile network management, Spirent enables continuous validation from development through deployment, uniquely positioning the company as the only vendor delivering solutions for full-lifecycle, real-device service assurance. 'The Landslide E20 OTA solution further reinforces our leadership in scalable, end-to-end service assurance and represents a critical advancement in lab-based OTA testing for the telecommunications industry,' said Kollipara. For more information, visit About Spirent Spirent Communications plc. (LSE: SPT) is a leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity, and positioning. The company provides innovative products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, AI, cloud, autonomous vehicles and beyond. From the lab to the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies. For more information, please visit and follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.
Axios
03-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
Trump changes the antitrust formula
Keysight Technologies will receive U.S. antitrust approval for its $1.5 billion purchase of British telecom testing firm Spirent Communications, after agreeing to divest three of Spirent's businesses. Why it matters: Remedies appear to be back, after a Biden-era antitrust regime that focused more on injunctions. Both at DOJ, which handled the Keysight/Spirent deal, and also at FTC, which last week applied structural remedies to approving the $35 billion merger of Synopsys and Ansys. "If competitive concerns are discrete and a robust carve-out is feasible, settlement is once again a realistic path to closing," antitrust attorney John Ceccio wrote on LinkedIn.
Business Wire
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Update on Antitrust Clearance for Recommended Cash Acquisition of Spirent Communications by Keysight
SANTA ROSA, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) ("Keysight") is pleased to confirm that Keysight and Spirent Communications PLC (London Stock Exchange Symbol: SPT) ('Spirent') have entered into a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice ('DOJ') in connection with its review of Keysight's proposed acquisition of Spirent (the 'Acquisition'), pursuant to which Keysight and Spirent have agreed to divest Spirent's high-speed ethernet, network security, and channel emulation business lines (the 'Divestment Business') to VIAVI Solutions, Inc. ("VIAVI") (NASDAQ: VIAV) or another acquirer approved by DOJ. The consent decree is an important milestone that moves the Acquisition one step closer to closing, pending other regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Pursuant to the settlement process, DOJ has filed in court a proposed settlement ('Proposed Final Judgment') and an Asset Preservation and Hold Separate Stipulation and Order ('APSO'). Keysight and Spirent have also entered into a short side letter in respect to the settlement process with DOJ ('Side Letter'). Copies of the Proposed Final Judgment, APSO, and Side Letter will be made available on Spirent and Keysight's websites at and acquisition-of-spirent/. With support and assistance from Spirent, Keysight remains committed to working quickly and constructively with the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China to obtain clearance for the Acquisition. Proposed Divestment In connection with the consent decree, Keysight notes that, on or around the date of this announcement, Keysight and VIAVI have entered into an amendment agreement in respect of the sale of the Divestment Business, pursuant to which Spirent's channel emulation business line has been added to the scope of the divestiture previously announced by Keysight on March 3, 2025. The sale of the Divestment Business remains subject to closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and completion of the Acquisition. Keysight continues to expect the sale of the Divestment Business to complete shortly after the Acquisition becoming effective. Timing of the Acquisition Completion of the Acquisition remains subject to the satisfaction or (if capable of waiver) waiver of the remaining conditions to the Acquisition set out in Part III of the Scheme Document, (the 'Conditions') including the Condition relating to sanction of the Scheme by the Court. Keysight continues to expect that the Scheme will become effective during the third quarter of Keysight's current fiscal year (period ending July 31, 2025). The parties continue to keep the timetable under close review and will provide any updates as required. Capitalized terms in this announcement, unless otherwise defined, have the same meanings given to them in the Update on Regulatory Clearances announcement in relation to the Acquisition published on December 2, 2024. About Keysight Technologies At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we're delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product life cycle. We're a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and Source: IR-KEYS
